Riga Masters (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Arena Riga |
| Location | Riga |
| Country | Latvia |
| Established | 2014 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £278,000 |
| Final year | 2019 |
| Final champion | China Yan Bingtao |
The Riga Masters or Riga Open until 2016 (also known as the Kaspersky Riga Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ranking snooker tournament. The tournament started in 2014 as a part of the Players Tour Championship and was staged at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. It was the opening ranking event of the season after becoming a ranking event in 2016, until 2019. Yan Bingtao, banned from the World Snooker Tour until December 2027, remains the defending champion having defeated Mark Joyce in the 2019 edition.
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riga Open (minor-ranking) | ||||
| 2014[1] | England Mark Selby | Northern Ireland Mark Allen | 4–3 | 2014–15 |
| 2015[2] | England Barry Hawkins | England Tom Ford | 4–1 | 2015–16 |
| Riga Masters (ranking) | ||||
| 2016[3] | Australia Neil Robertson | England Michael Holt | 5–2 | 2016–17 |
| 2017[4] | Wales Ryan Day | Scotland Stephen Maguire | 5–2 | 2017–18 |
| 2018[5] | Australia Neil Robertson | England Jack Lisowski | 5–2 | 2018–19 |
| 2019[6] | China Yan Bingtao | England Mark Joyce | 5–2 | 2019–20 |
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